japanese transport minute certificate akihiro ohta met his counterpart prajin juntong to exchange a memorandum of cooperation. japan has offered thailand assistance for the railway. the project is a 700 kilometer link between the capital of bangkok and shanghai. most trains in thailand run on single tracks and are not electrified. but with economic growth a rising priority the country needs fast trains to move large numbers of passengers. japanese officials plan to conduct on site inspections for the railroad starting next month. >>> now officials at bank's agriculture all ministry decided to import a record amount of butter. the additional order of 10,000 tons will be the country's single biggest butter import. the move comes as an organization of dairy product makers predicts a butter shortage of 7100 tons. butter imports are centrally controlled in order to maintain a stable supply. the shortage is due to a plunge in milk production and decrease in the number of dairy farmers. dairy in japan sell milk for drinking or processing into whipped cream rather than butter. japan suffered a serious